Improvement in straw-cutters



JAMES w. NEAL.

Improvement in Straw Cutters.

Patented Aug. 9,1871.v

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. NEAL, OF BIG LIGK, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN STRAW-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,636, dated August29,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. NEAL, of Big Lick, in the county of Roanokeand in the State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Straw-Gutter; and do hereby declare that the followin gis a full, clear, and eX- act description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedthereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a straw-cutter, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure lis a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan view of my machine. Fig.3 shows a section of the revolving wheel with adjustable cutter.

A represents the box, th rough which the straw passes, constructed inany desired manner. On top of the box A, at the front end, are twocrossbars, B B, upon the center of which a shaft, C, has its bearings.Upon the outer end of this shaft is mounted a wheel, D, close to thefront end ofthe box A, said wheel being provided with a crank, E, forturning the same. Upon the inner side of the Wheel D are attached one ormore curved segmental cutters or knives, G G. Each of said knives orcutters is pivoted to the wheel at one end, and secured at the other endby a bolt, a, passing through a slot in the wheel, as shown in Fig. 3,by which means the cutter may be more easily managed in sharpening, andalso extended as it is worn and adjusted for cutting line or coarse hayor corn-stalks. 0n the inner end of the shaft C is mounted anauger-wheel, H, the blades of which work in a corrugated roller, I,placed across the box A, whereby the articles to be cut are fedregularly and evenly to the cutters.

Havin g thus fully described my invention, what I cla-im as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described straw-cutter, consisting of the box A, shaft C,disk D, crank E, adjustable cutters G, auger-wheel H, and roller I, whenall of said parts are constructed and arranged substantially as and forthe purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this21st day of June, 1871.

JAMES W. NEAL. Witnesses:

SAML. M. WHITE, L. l. HEATH.

